Harness-rack.



S. B. DYBR.

HARNESS RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 191;.

1, O83,2O3. Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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other suitable supporting hibiting a set of harness. Fig. 2 is a detail ann sitar SIMPSON B. DYER, 0F TULIA, TEXAS.

HARNESS-EACH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3t), 1913.

. Application filed March as. 1913. Serial Ho. 756,924.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Snrrson B. DYER, a j citizen of the United States, residing at 'f Talia, in the county of Swisher and State 9 of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Harness-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved harness rack especially adapted for holding and exhibiting a set of harness in a store or other place where harness is made or sold, the object of the invention being to provide an improved rack of this character which when in use serves to hold a set of harness so that all its parts are in correctrelative position and may be readily inspected and when not in use may be readily disassembled and disposed compactly for shipment or storage. the invention consisting in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a harness rack constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same set up and in use for ex on the plane in- Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is sectional view of the same dicated by the line a--a of a similar View on the plane indicated by the line b'b of-Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation. showing the parts of my rack disassembled and arranged compactly for storage.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a standard 1 which is here shown as having screw holes 2 near its upper and lower ends to enable screws to be employed for fastening the standard to a wall, post. or object. An arm 3 is also provided which is arranged to be connected to the upper end of the standard. and to extend horizontally therefrom. This arm is provided at its inner end, on its under side, with a downwardly extending shoulder 4 to bear against the standard and form a brace for the arm, and the arm is also provided on its underside, at its outer end and at a point a suitable distance therefrom with downwardly extending lugs 56 which have. openingsl A ring opening in the lug 5 and a hook 8 has its eye engaged with the opening in the lug 6.

The standard is provided at its upper end, on opposite sides, with lugs 9 which extend 7 extends through the therefrom and are adapted to bear on opposite sides of the inner end of the arm. These screwed on the threaded end of the bolt and enables the bolt to be readily from the lugs and arm and permits the detachment of the arm from the standard and the arrangement of the arm parallel with the standard when the rack is not in use and itis desired to dispose it compactly out of the way. The standard is also provided at a point substantially midway between its up per and lower ends with a pair of 12 between which the inner end of a hook arm 13 is secured by has a winged nut 15. The said hook arm is provided at its inner end with a downwardly extending shoulder 1.6 to bear against the standard and support the hook arm in substantially horizontal position. This construction of devices enables the hook arm to befolded compactly against the standard out of the way when the rack is disassembled and is compactly disposed. A hook 17 is connected to and depends from the supporting shoulder 16 of the hook arm.

A chain 18 is provided with snap hooks or other suitable devices 19 at its ends. This chain. when the rack is in use is doubled and passed under the back bands of the harness and the snap hooks being engaged with the ring 7, the chain serves to assist in suspending the harness from the arm A hook 8 is employed for hanging the bridles therefrom The hook arm 13 is for hanging the collars of the harness and the hook 17 is for hanging the lines. Hence. the rack with its various attaching devices serves'to suspend the harness in something like the position of the harness when in use on a horse andserves to fully display the harness in an attractive manner, and permit the ready inspection of all of its parts.

I claim 1. A harness rack of the class described, comprising a supporting standard, a horizontally arranged arin secured to the upper end of the standard.- a hook aian cured to the standard at a point. below the horizontal arm,

disconnected.

means of a bolt 14 which a bridle hanging hookah tached to the inner end of the hook arm, and to detachably connect the hook arm to the suspending devices attached to the hori- 1 standard, means to support the hook arm in i substantially horizontalposition when. ex-

tended from the standard, anda suspending hook carried by the hook arm.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. SIMPSON B. DYER. Witnesses WALTER G. COBB, D. E. Wns'r.

zontally arranged arm.

2. A harness rack of the class described, comprising a supporting standard, an arm I having harness suspending devices attached 4 thereto, means to detachably secure one end i of the arm to the standard,-means carried by the arm to bear against the standard and 1 hold the arm in horizontal position when attached to the standard, a hook arm, means I 

